- “It's a really silky formula”19:30–19:34
- “I think I might like this more than the Lancôme”19:38–19:41
- “No clumping. You can get really close to the base of the lash”19:53–19:58
- “First impression, this mascara is incredible, especially on this side”20:07–20:15
- “The lashes look so so long. It almost looks truly like I have extensions or falsies on”20:15–20:23
- “This rivals any luxury mascara”20:12–20:15
- “This might be one of the best mascaras I've ever tried. It's really really good”20:42–20:45
- Source: New Holy Grail and Gimmick at Sephora - Mar 11, 2026
L'Oreal Paris
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Telescopic Extensionist Lengthening & Curling Mascara"It's a really silky formula."$15.99
Voluminous Panorama Volumizing and Lengthening Mascara"The Panorama mascara, this one's been a favorite of mine for a couple of years now. So, so good."$12.99
Paradise Big Deal Mascara"If you want something more lightweight, more feathery, less heavy on your lashes, less likely to weigh down your lashes, then I would definitely get the L'Oreal Paradise Big Deal."$15.99
Telescopic Lift Volumizing Mascara"I think this is probably my favorite mascara I found in the last few years."$12.99
Telescopic Original Lengthening Mascara"Did not expect much of this when I tried it, but it is incredible."$11.99
Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara"I feel like I'm getting a really nice lift out of this. I think this one it's giving us more volume but it also gives the lift."$10.99Lash Paradise Base-
Voluminous Mascara"The L'Oreal Voluminous, this was my tried and true, my original BFF for countless, countless, countless years."$9.99
Voluminous Butterfly Mascara"This is a holy grail all-time favorite."$13.89
Voluminous Original Washable Mascara"But girl, L'Oréal, it's the same product."-Browse more
- “So good”
- “I mean, this just gives quick length to the lashes. Like, you just do a couple swipes and boom, you have these like extra long lashes”10:22–10:29
- “The wand really separates the lash”10:31–10:36
- “The brush really, I feel like, coats and separates every single lash so you don't get clumpy, heavy lashes”10:37–10:45
- “Really beautiful”10:37–10:43
- “No issues with this flaking or smudging on me throughout the day”10:47–10:52
- “Very, very nice. I love it”10:49–10:53
- “In fact, I loved it so much that I didn't feel the need to put on eyeliner today cuz my lashes, I feel like, give me enough of that definition of my lash line”10:52–10:57
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup Right Now (New & Affordable Favorites) - May 5, 2026
- “Also an amazing mascara”12:59–13:04
- “The L'Oreal gives length and volume, a little more emphasis on length”13:17–13:31
- “Beautiful mascara. Works super similarly. You don't have to sit here and do like a 100 coats of it”13:47–13:50
- “You guys will love either of these mascaras”
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
- “I loved the application with it. I loved the way it made my lashes look”3:55–3:59
- “They looked longer. They looked thicker”3:57–4:04
- “What? False eyelash? Who? I don't need false eyelashes cuz these look amazing”4:04–4:08
- “The mascara looked amazing”6:36–6:39
- “There was no smudging, there was no flaking, there was no running. Everything stayed intact on the lashes and I was very impressed by that mascara”6:43–6:48
- “I did have a little bit of a struggle removing it from my lashes”6:52–6:59
- “If you're looking for a new one to try, I would highly recommend it. It's become one of my new favorites”7:03–7:06
- Source: Drugstore makeup reviews - Dec 5, 2025
- “I really like this L'Oreal one, too. Like, it grabs your lashes”17:22–17:29
- “It kind of has more of a tacky dry formula to it to like actually give you some lashes and like build up”17:27–17:34
- “They both have like that very buildable buildable formula and then they both have the plasticky wands that separate as you build your lashes. So it really gives them some oomph”17:43–17:49
- “I love them both”17:56–17:58
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “It gives me so much length, it gives me volume”15:14–15:19
- “I will say though that if you do try to do more than like two coats, it will get a little clumpy”15:16–15:25
- “Two coats gives me exactly what I need”15:25–15:29
- Source: Best drugstore makeup in every category 2026 - Apr 2, 2026
- “Is such a unique product and a very unique brush”11:42–11:49
- “You get a really, really lovely curly and soft lengthened look”11:58–12:05
- “Definitely gives you that like lash extension, lash lift sort of effect on a budget”12:05–12:12
- “For this price and for this amount of length, it just it really delivers”12:12–12:22
- “You can really build out more intensity without it starting to look super spidery. It still keeps that kind of defined effect”12:29–12:38
- Source: Not all cheap makeup is worth it...here's what actually is - May 2, 2026
- “I just genuinely prefer this mascara”16:43–16:48
- Source: Luxury vs Drugstore Makeup Comparison - May 24, 2026
- “I think it's really great”18:16–18:19
- “I have days where I absolutely love this”18:18–18:23
- “No complaints here at all”18:27–18:30
- “I don't think this weighs down my lashes. I don't think it's terribly differently difficult to get off”18:28–18:32
- “I have enjoyed using this so much”18:32–18:36
- “It's not one of those ones that like stands out in my brain as something that has been incredible. I think it's perfectly fine. I have nothing bad to say about this”18:36–18:42
- Source: Speed reviews of over 75 viral makeup products part 2 - Dec 23, 2025
- “Especially the waterproof formula is just freaking clump city. Worst formula I've tried on the market”18:14–18:19
- “I'm not a fan of this wand, either”18:19–18:23
- “Even when I tried and reviewed the original formula, it was not giving what I guess like the other creators were saying”18:21–18:28
- Source: Best and worst makeup of 2025 - Dec 20, 2025
- “The Panorama mascara, this one's been a favorite of mine for a couple of years now. So, so good”16:04–16:09
- “If you want a little bit more fullness to your lashes, this is one of the best in my opinion”16:09–16:12
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup of 2025 - Dec 12, 2025
- “Year after year, I still come back to the budget ones”15:53–15:59
- “The gold one does something unbelievable, like I suddenly have lash extensions”16:01–16:06
- “I always start by pressing the wand right onto the roots to load the base. That's what gives the thick lifted effect”16:06–16:14
- “For extra volume, I apply a second coat only at the ends to avoid clumping at the roots”16:19–16:24
- “For the final lift, I just hold the lashes upward for a couple of seconds while the formula sets”16:24–16:31
- Source: My Most-Used Makeup Products of 2025 - Nov 28, 2025
- “This is full volume, full drama, everything you want in a mascara and more”47:45–47:53
- “Just high high impact”47:50–47:52
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me - Oct 11, 2025
- “Cannot go wrong with this one. This is a perfectly done formula”19:46–19:50
- “This is a great formula if you want everything all in one. You want volume, you want drama, you want lift, you want length, you want a ultra black formula, this is one to get”19:48–19:53
- Source: 15 no fail makeup products - Jan 10, 2026
- “This is truly a voluminous mascara. Like it makes my eyelashes look thicker, look longer, and it keeps a curl for the most part for as long as the L'Oreal Butterfly”
- “My only concern is that the brush is kind of chunky, but I can look past that”
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 8, 2025
- “Holds a curl, it doesn't smudge”1:11–1:16
- Source: Holy Grail Affordable Makeup Products - Apr 15, 2026
- “This works really well for giving length and volume”24:10–24:16
- “It doesn't flake”
- “It doesn't smudge”
- “It holds my curl”
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
- “I already really like the Panorama formula. It's one of my favorites recently from L'Oréal”15:24–15:30
- “It's not like straight up cobalt... It's almost more navy blue, which is nice. It's a pretty wearable blue, actually”16:02–16:10
- “That's actually such a pretty blue mascara. It's genuinely not so bright and striking to where you couldn't wear it on like a daily basis”16:44–16:55
- “It's so soft. It's so pretty. I really, really like that”
- “The blue mascara as well is not too in your face bright. Makes me really want to try out the brown and the burgundy as well”21:53–21:59
- Source: Trying new drugstore makeup and found some gems - Apr 22, 2026
- “I really like the L'Oreal Panorama mascara”18:42–18:46
- Source: Best and worst makeup of 2025 - Dec 20, 2025
- “I really enjoyed this, but now I'm on the whole waterproof kick”2:26–2:31
- “It is really nice”
- Source: Empties January '26 | Products we've used up! - Jan 19, 2026
- “When I first tried it, I really liked it. Now that I've been using it throughout its little mascara life, I don't like it as much as my Lancôme mascaras”18:50–18:55
- “I find that it flakes as it starts to dry out in the tube, which I don't love, obviously”19:01–19:09
- Source: Full makeup look not sold at Sephora - Apr 9, 2026
- “If you want something more lightweight, more feathery, less heavy on your lashes, less likely to weigh down your lashes, then I would definitely get the L'Oreal Paradise Big Deal”19:58–20:03
- “This is my newest favorite, my newest obsession at the drugstore. I've been recommending this constantly”20:10–20:16
- Source: 15 no fail makeup products - Jan 10, 2026
- “My favorite thinner, more natural looking mascara, which is L'Oréal Lash Paradise Big Deal. That one has great length and just looks so flirty and feminine”32:07–32:13
- Source: I tried 22 overhyped new drugstore beauty launches... save your money - Aug 17, 2025
- “Give my eyelashes a good curl and then go in with my absolute favorite mascara”1:40–1:44
- Source: Go-To Drugstore Makeup Routine 2026 - Feb 6, 2026
- “I absolutely love how this mascara makes my lashes look”2:08–2:15
- “It makes them super voluminous, long, and fake-looking”2:12–2:17
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup of 2025 - Dec 19, 2025
- “I like to apply this one first for length and just a little bit of more of like a fluttery look”17:18–17:23
- Source: Everyday drugstore makeup routine - Jun 14, 2026
- “I know that this is my most emptied mascara this year”10:49–10:53
- “I've gone through so many tubes cuz I love it so much”10:51–10:56
- “It works great right away right out of the tube”11:28–11:31
- “It gives me an option for a bit more of a natural mascara than my all-time favorite from the drugstore, Maybelline Lash Sensational”11:40–11:44
- “This one from L'Oréal is a bit more natural looking, a bit more wispy”11:49–11:55
- “It has great length”11:53–11:57
- “It is a little bit thinner, but it's not too thin to where it looks spidery or anything like that”11:55–11:59
- “It's just the perfect more natural looking mascara”12:00–12:04
- Source: 10 Best Makeup Products of 2025 (My Honest Favorites) - Dec 7, 2025
- “It's one of the best drugstore waterproof mascaras I've tried in a long time”47:23–47:26
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me - Oct 11, 2025
- “My favorite lash duo at any price point”2:07–2:12
- “This is the more natural of the two mascaras”2:12–2:16
- “Gives me really beautiful fluttery length”2:14–2:20
- Source: Best drugstore makeup under $20 - Mar 26, 2026
- “It gives me beautiful volume. It gives me beautiful length and it lasts all day”31:14–31:18
- “It does give you quite a bit of drama in your lashes”31:27–31:33
- “Never had any problems with it flaking or clumping”31:31–31:35
- “I was completely blown away by the L'Oreal Paris Paradise Big Deal Mascara. So, so good”31:42–31:47
- Source: The best makeup of 2025 - Dec 29, 2025
- “This one lifts, separates, does all the things”12:23–12:27
- “No smudging, no flaking”12:25–12:30
- “I can tip my lashes. I can go back in, make coat after coat. It doesn't feel heavy and cakey, and you know, you're not getting the spider legs”12:30–12:35
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
- “I really love it for the lightweight feel”16:01–16:08
- “The Paradise family of mascaras from L'Oreal Paris, they do not disappoint”16:10–16:16
- “Better than a lot of high-end mascaras out there”16:16–16:20
- “This is the one that I would first recommend for you to try if you wanted a great drugstore mascara”16:18–16:25
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup guide: best in each category - Jul 21, 2025
- “It's not a super wet formula which is nice I think for mature people because the wetter the formula the more I seem to slop it all over my eyelids”12:12–12:16
- “Really very pretty not clumpy like they said and it seems to find and define every lash it's making my lashes look like I have more of them like they're fanned out and really pretty”24:36–24:39
- “It went on really great no clumps made my lashes look really good it does take two coats to build up some lash it just makes you look like you have a lot of lashes gives you volume gives you length and it wore really really well for most of the day”24:28–24:33
- “My only problem with it is this eye got a little dribble under here and there are some flakes under this eye”24:41–24:46
- Source: Testing new drugstore makeup 2025: Elf, L'Oreal, NYX & more - Feb 7, 2025
- “This is a beautiful mascara that makes your lashes look long and silky and actually gives them a little bit of curl”6:00–6:08
- “With this mascara, it does take a couple of coats to build up volume, to build up length”6:08–6:14
- “This one wore pretty flawlessly all day long”6:14–6:24
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 for mature skin from drugstore to high end - Dec 19, 2025
- “This one is actually pretty great”
- “It's very black. It's very wet. It's very intense”17:37–17:45
- “It's got a pretty thin small wand, but it really does coat your lashes pretty quickly”17:48–17:53
- “I actually really enjoy using it”17:53–17:56
- “I totally think it's a good formula. I didn't have any complaints, but like it wasn't like I just love using this every day”18:00–18:04
- Source: Speed reviews of over 75 viral makeup products part 2 - Dec 23, 2025
- “The Paradise Big Deal reminds me a lot of some of these where it's a very wet formula. It's got a very flexible brush. The formula feels kind of like wet and it's there, but it does not give me length”47:38–47:45
- “I always layer this one as well”48:01–48:06
- Source: Maybelline vs L'Oreal: Ultimate Drugstore Showdown - Jun 10, 2026
- “Again, I'm comparing this to my L'Oreal Lash Paradise Big Deal mascara cuz it's my favorite”12:36–12:40
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup routine - Apr 7, 2025
- “But today I'm gonna throw on this L'Oréal Paris big deal mascara”1:51–1:56
- Source: Everyday Glowy Simple Makeup Routine - Feb 11, 2026
- “I think this is probably my favorite mascara I found in the last few years”18:57–19:05
- “If you like volume, but you don't want everything to look super clumpy, this gives you that like kind of cat eye shape, especially if you drag it out as you apply it”19:02–19:10
- “I love this because it gives volume, but you still have definition of like all of your little lashes, so it doesn't look too clumpy”19:12–19:18
- “This one literally stays on all day, does not transfer, doesn't smudge, especially when I set my under eyes with powder like I did today”19:42–19:47
- “Like just looks freaking flawless all day long”19:48–19:54
- Source: 2025 favorites: best makeup, hair, beauty and perfumes of the year - Dec 17, 2025
- “The L'Oreal Telescopic Lift Mascara is still incredible”47:18–47:24
- “It reminds me a lot of the Lash Sensational from Maybelline. They both give you wet black voluminous long thick lashes”47:24–47:30
- Source: Maybelline vs L'Oreal: Ultimate Drugstore Showdown - Jun 10, 2026
- “It really does build a big lash”
- “I do feel like I have a lot of control with this brush as well”18:57–19:05
- “That's a pretty good lash for me”19:07–19:13
- “That length is really nice”19:10–19:13
- “Telescopic lift, man. Like that really went there for me today and I'm happy about it”20:59–21:05
- Source: Full face of nostalgic makeup favorites - Jun 4, 2026
- “It works very similarly”16:34–16:37
- “I think this L'Oreal one actually works a little bit better than the Benefit to coat the lashes”16:41–16:48
- “Like that's literally like one coat. Length, lift, volume, and long lasting curl”16:48–16:52
- “I think this L'Oreal one works very very similar to the Benefit and would be an easy swap”
- “I don't think you would see really a difference in like your makeup routine if you swapped these two out”17:03–17:07
- Source: 10 Best Drugstore Beauty Dupes 2025 - May 9, 2025
- “Did not expect much of this when I tried it, but it is incredible”33:46–33:51
- “It actually gives me lashes”33:51–33:54
- “It gives me lift, it gives me separation, it gives me length”34:01–34:10
- “It also holds a curl all day, it doesn't flake”34:06–34:11
- “It's a little difficult to get off”34:11–34:15
- “If you have smaller lashes, I really love the wand of this, it's really, really small as well, so it really does allow you to get in every hair”34:13–34:18
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 (tried 400 products) - Dec 19, 2025
- “What I'm wearing on my lashes today is the L'Oreal Telescopic”9:45–9:50
- Source: My 2025 Beauty Favorites - Jan 5, 2026
- “Someone has told me the L'Oreal Telescopic Waterproof Mascara is back. That was my favorite for many years back in the day, 16 years ago”27:09–27:12
- “It was more of a luminous look than what I like now. I liked them a little bit spidery, a little bit more clumped together”
- “It'll be interesting to see if I still like it because my lash taste has changed”27:40–27:45
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “I feel like I'm getting a really nice lift out of this. I think this one it's giving us more volume but it also gives the lift”8:54–8:58
- “I'm going to have to say that this one is a little bit better but L'Oreal Paris Lash Paradise is a really good mascara if you're looking for an affordable option. It's up to you. I think they're a match”17:02–17:08
- Source: Drugstore dupes for high-end makeup - Jul 19, 2024
- “My opinion on the Lash Paradise from L'Oreal is gorgeous until it's not. I feel like it dries out so freaking fast. And when it's dry, it's I can't use this”46:50–46:57
- “I switched to my Essence one perpetually because this dries out so fast”47:03–47:09
- Source: Maybelline vs L'Oreal: Ultimate Drugstore Showdown - Jun 10, 2026
- “The L'Oreal Voluminous, this was my tried and true, my original BFF for countless, countless, countless years”19:30–19:37
- Source: 15 no fail makeup products - Jan 10, 2026
- “This is a holy grail all-time favorite”24:00–24:05
- “It makes my eyelashes look thicker, look longer, and it keeps a curl for the most part for as long as the L'Oréal Paris Butterfly”24:22–24:28
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 8, 2025
Brand note
L'Oreal Paris is the drugstore brand that creators actually compare to high-end — especially in complexion and mascara. The Infallible Blur-Fection Loose Setting Powder is the clearest anchor: a micro-fine, blurring powder that wears all day without looking cakey, though it's pricier than most drugstore options and not ideal for very dry skin. Across the line, expect reliable performance that often punches above its price point, but the cost-per-ounce on some items can make you question the value.
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